10-18-2018, 11:21 PM
I think it's quite reasonable to suspect that at least part of the answer to that question is a combination of unique factors:
President Trump's repeated declaration that the media is the enemy of the people
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Kushner's close personal connection to MBS
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President Trump's publicly expressed affinity for authoritarians/dictators and disrespect for more democratic leaders
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The current administrations' focus on national autonomy and money over human/social issues
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The Kindgom's possible personal financial leverage over Trump and Kushner
= "why the fuck not take out that pesky reformist dissident?", in MBS's thin-skinned inexperienced mind.
I'm not blaming the U.S., Trump, or Kushner for the death of Khashoggi. However, I do believe that the factors listed above may well have convinced the responsible party(s) that they could murder a journalist who had a large international following (and face little rebuke, if caught).
Anyway, it's a very big deal and I'm glad that principled people across the globe -- not limited to some Americans, and some Mock posters, and progressives, and other journalists -- are pushing back and speaking out against such a blatant assault on both free expression/speech and human rights.
President Trump's repeated declaration that the media is the enemy of the people
+
Kushner's close personal connection to MBS
+
President Trump's publicly expressed affinity for authoritarians/dictators and disrespect for more democratic leaders
+
The current administrations' focus on national autonomy and money over human/social issues
+
The Kindgom's possible personal financial leverage over Trump and Kushner
= "why the fuck not take out that pesky reformist dissident?", in MBS's thin-skinned inexperienced mind.
I'm not blaming the U.S., Trump, or Kushner for the death of Khashoggi. However, I do believe that the factors listed above may well have convinced the responsible party(s) that they could murder a journalist who had a large international following (and face little rebuke, if caught).
Anyway, it's a very big deal and I'm glad that principled people across the globe -- not limited to some Americans, and some Mock posters, and progressives, and other journalists -- are pushing back and speaking out against such a blatant assault on both free expression/speech and human rights.